ADJECTIVE | all | fine, all right, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory, cool | being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition |
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all | fine | minutely precise especially in differences in meaning / meaning | |
all | fine | thin in thickness or diameter | |
all | fine | characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment | |
all | fine | of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles | |
all | fine | free from impurities | |
NOUN | possession | fine, mulct, amercement | money extracted as a penalty |
ADVERB | all | fine, very well, alright, all right, OK | an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence |
all | fine, finely, delicately, exquisitely | in a delicate manner | |
VERB | social | fine, ticket | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty |
Sounds | fay'n | |
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Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... |
Meaning | satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. | |
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Synonyms | all right, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory, cool | |
Broader | satisfactory | Giving satisfaction |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | bien, correcto | |
Catalan | bé, correcte, d'acord |
Meaning | minutely precise especially in differences in meaning / meaning. | |
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Example | "a fine distinction" | |
Broader | precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
Spanish | fino, sutil | |
Catalan | fi |
Meaning | Thin in thickness or diameter. | |
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Broader | thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
Nouns | fineness | the property of being very narrow or thin |
Meaning | Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment. | |
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Broader | elegant | refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style |
Spanish | elegante, fino | |
Adverbs | finely | in an elegant manner |
Meaning | Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles. | |
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Attribute of | texture | The feel of a surface or a fabric |
Narrower | close, tight | Of textiles |
close-grained, fine-grained | dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells | |
dustlike | As fine and powdery as dust | |
floury | resembling flour in fine powdery texture | |
nongranular | not having granules | |
powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained | Consisting of fine particles | |
small | Have fine or very small constituent particles | |
superfine | Of extremely fine size or texture | |
See also | smooth | Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities |
Opposite | coarse, harsh | Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles |
Spanish | fino | |
Nouns | fineness | having a very fine texture |
Adverbs | finely | in tiny pieces |
Meaning | Free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity. | |
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Example | "gold 21 carats fine" | |
Category | metallurgy | The science and technology of metals |
Broader | pure | Free of extraneous elements of any kind |
Spanish | puro, refinado |
Meaning | money extracted as a penalty. | |
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Synonyms | mulct, amercement | |
Narrower | library fine | fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned |
Broader | penalty | A payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
Spanish | amercement, multa | |
Catalan | amercement, multa, sanció pecuniària | |
Verbs | fine | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty |
Meaning | An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence. | |
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Synonyms | very well, alright, all right, OK | |
Spanish | bien |
Meaning | In a delicate manner. | |
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Synonyms | finely, delicately, exquisitely | |
Spanish | bien, delicadamente, exquisitamente, finamente | |
Catalan | delicadament |
Meaning | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street" | |
Synonym | ticket | |
Narrower | amerce | punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court |
Broader | book | record a charge in a police register |
Spanish | multar | |
Catalan | multar | |
Nouns | fine | money extracted as a penalty |
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